PHL 406 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Bad Life, Materialism, Aponia

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHL 406
• Professor: Meredith Schwartz

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If p then q. p. q: arguments in this form are valid, affirming the consequent: if p then q. q. P: arguments of this form aren"t valid, this is a fallacy. Not p: not q means the denial of q. If betty is on the plane, she will be in the a1 seat. But betty is not in the a1 seat. So she is not on the plane: denying the antecedent: if p then q, not p. not q. If elsie is competent, she will get an important job. So she will not get an important job: not valid. If p then q, if q then r. , if p then r. If god created the universe then the universe will be perfect. If the universe is perfect then there will be no evil. So if god created the universe there will be no evil.